Hardin Trash Debate Sparks Heated Council Meeting

Hardin trash debate sparks heated council meeting

Accusations of lies and opposition to city-wide trash pickup lead the Aug. 10 Hardin City Council meeting.

Trash pickup costs rising

STANTON CIVIC CENTER (OC Tribune photo). The cost of having trash picked up is going to rise a bit in Stanton. At Tuesday night’s meeting for the city council, a public hearing was held, followed by the approval of a 3.5 percent increase for single family residential customers and a 8.3 percent rise for commercial customers. The vote was 5-0. Both price increases were blamed on the “increased cost of complying with certain new organic waste mand…